UK's Long Hot Spell

All levels48 minIn the NewsLesson 10 of 27 · Outline

Aims

A B1 lesson about the UK's near-record heatwave, exploring its causes and what it means for the future of British summers.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 161-word news story: Britain Sweats Through Its Longest Hot Spell in Decades

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words in the news

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Life in the heat

    3 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your own experience

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The bigger picture

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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